2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 8 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Malta and Sweden.

The group was won by Croatia, who qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Sweden also qualified as one of two best runners-up.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 10 7 3 0 21 5 +16 24 Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–0
2  Sweden 10 8 0 2 30 4 +26 24 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 6–0
3  Bulgaria 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 1–3 0–3 2–0 3–2 4–1
4  Hungary 10 4 2 4 13 14 −1 14 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–0
5  Iceland 10 1 1 8 14 27 −13 4 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–3 4–1
6  Malta 10 0 3 7 4 32 −28 3 1–1 0–7 1–1 0–2 0–0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches[edit]

Iceland 1–3 Bulgaria
Guðjohnsen 51' (pen.) (Report) Berbatov 35', 49'
Yanev 62'
Croatia 3–0 Hungary
Pršo 31'
Klasnić 54'
Gyepes 80' (o.g.)
(Report)
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Malta 0–7 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović 4', 11', 14', 71'
Ljungberg 46', 74'
Larsson 76'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

Sweden 0–1 Croatia
(Report) Srna 64'
Attendance: 40,023
Hungary 3–2 Iceland
Gera 62'
Torghelle 75'
Szabics 79'
(Report) Guðjohnsen 39'
I. Sigurðsson 78'

Sweden 3–0 Hungary
Ljungberg 26'
Larsson 50'
Svensson 67'
(Report)
Malta 0–0 Iceland
(Report)
Attendance: 1,130
Croatia 2–2 Bulgaria
Srna 15', 31' (pen.) (Report) M. Petrov 77'
Berbatov 86'
Attendance: 31,565

Bulgaria 4–1 Malta
Berbatov 43', 55'
Yanev 47'
Yankov 88'
(Report) Mifsud 11'
Iceland 1–4 Sweden
Guðjohnsen 66' (Report) Larsson 24', 39'
Allbäck 27'
Wilhelmsson 45'

Malta 0–2 Hungary
(Report) Gera 39'
Kovács 93'
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Bulgaria 0–3 Sweden
(Report) Ljungberg 17', 90+2' (pen.)
Edman 74'
Croatia 4–0 Iceland
N. Kovač 38', 75'
Šimunić 70'
Pršo 90+1'
(Report)
Attendance: 17,912

Croatia 3–0 Malta
Pršo 22', 35'
Tudor 79'
(Report)
Attendance: 15,510
Hungary 1–1 Bulgaria
Rajczi 90' (Report) S. Petrov 51'

Sweden 6–0 Malta
Jonson 6'
Svensson 18'
Wilhelmsson 29'
Ibrahimović 40'
Ljungberg 57'
Elmander 81'
(Report)
Attendance: 35,593
Bulgaria 1–3 Croatia
M. Petrov 72' (Report) Babić 19'
Tudor 57'
Kranjčar 80'
Iceland 2–3 Hungary
Guðjohnsen 17'
K. Sigurðsson 68'
(Report) Gera 45', 56'
Huszti 73'

Iceland 4–1 Malta
Þorvaldsson 27'
Guðjohnsen 33'
Guðmundsson 74'
V. Gunnarsson 84'
(Report) Said 58'

Sweden 3–0 Bulgaria
Ljungberg 60'
Mellberg 75'
Ibrahimović 90'
(Report)
Iceland 1–3 Croatia
Guðjohnsen 24' (Report) Balaban 56', 61'
Srna 82'
Hungary 4–0 Malta
Torghelle 34'
Said 55' (o.g.)
Takács 64'
Rajczi 85'
(Report)

Malta 1–1 Croatia
Wellman 74' (Report) Kranjčar 19'
Bulgaria 3–2 Iceland
Berbatov 21'
Iliev 69'
M. Petrov 86'
(Report) Steinsson 9'
Hreiðarsson 16'
Hungary 0–1 Sweden
(Report) Ibrahimović 90+1'

Bulgaria 2–0 Hungary
Berbatov 29'
Lazarov 55'
(Report)
Croatia 1–0 Sweden
Srna 55' (Report)
Attendance: 34,015

Malta 1–1 Bulgaria
Barbara 79' (Report) Yankov 67'
Sweden 3–1 Iceland
Ibrahimović 29'
Larsson 42'
Källström 90+1'
(Report) Árnason 11'
Hungary 0–0 Croatia
(Report)

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 99 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 15 April 2024.